Headlight-reflector



J. BESCH. HEADLIGHT REFLECTOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY I5. 1919.

Patented June 14,1921.

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HEADLIGHT-BEFLECTJH.

1,381,161, Specification of Letters Patent. 1 fltejmiijgfi $1 1142 gig-$ 3 Application filed July 15,

T 0 all 10120122 it may concern:

Be it known that I, dosnrn BESGH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at the city of Albany, in the count bany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Headlight-Reflectors, of'which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to automobile headlights, and the objects of my invention are, first: to protect the driver or" an approaching vehicle from headlight glare; second: to illuminate the front of the vehicle so that the driver of an approaching vehicle can see it; third: to illuminate the ground directly in front, underneath and at the sides of the,

vehicle, thus facilitating driving; fourth: to illuminate the front license plate; fifth: to provide a substitute for dimming devices, which will provide suilicient illumination directly in front, underneath and at the sides of the vehicle for safe driving; together with such other elements and combinations as are hereinafter more particularly set forth.

1' accomplish these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View 5:35 device as seen from the top.

Fig. 2 is side view of my device.

Fig. 3 is a front view of my device.

is a section along the line; M, on Fig. 3.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The body or hood of the device, 1, is curved to conform to the shape of the headlight, 2, and projects forward from said headlight and is secured thereto hy-rneane' oi adjustable clam s. 3 Fl s. l and 2, in such a man-v nor as to permit varying the angle which the hood, 1, makes with the horizontal.

A. light, 4, shown in Fig. ei, which may be ope 'ated independently of the headlights, is mounted inside the hood, v1.

The inside of the hood, 1. may itself be a reflecting surface, or preferably a separate reflector may be placed inside said hood, as shown at 5, Fig. Said reflector, 5, is of such shape that the light rays, either from the headlight, 2, or from the auxiliary light, 4, willfbe reflected backward, downward and sidewise.

A pane of glass, 6,}5Fig. 4:, curyed to fit the lower rim of the hood, shown at 7 and 8' in 1919. Serial 330. 316,950.

ing. water, (lust and any other matter-which might, damage the reflector. Said pane of 3, which are attached to the headlight 2,

may be placed so that the hood 1, will stand symmetrical with reference to the vertical axis of the headlight, or they may be so placed that the hood when attached irill lean toward the center of the car and will throw the light rays toward the gutters or ditches which parallel the road on which the car is traveling. i

'l he operation of 11-3. levice is as follows;

The headlight, 2, '5 focuses in the orcinsry way,-so that probeam made he of rays only slightly divergent. This beam passes undisturbed under the device and provides a driving light as eii'ective as the ordinary 01131 of glaring headlight.

The forward end oi the device being some distance ahead of the headlight, 2 may be set by means of the "instable clamps, 3, in such a pdsition inteuccptany rays of the beam wh would rise high enough to reaco. to. eyes 0 driver of an approaching vehicle Within any distance through -which such rays would have a blinding effect.

The rays so'intcrcepted, together with direct rays from the the of headlight, 2, are reflected by the re lector, 5, backward, downward and sideivise, thus illuminating the front oi. the vehicle so that the of an approach 1 vehiclecan sec thus enabling the ve to case without hanger of collision or ditching, as is the case Witch. nothing but lights of theapproaching vehicle can be seen. At the same tine, the ground directly in front and at the sides of the vehicleis ilhimi ate thus allow ng the driver to driver-lose ditches, curbs, etc, Without danger oi accident. The front license plate, if placed low enough, is also illuminated.

,For city driving, the main headlights may be dimmed or turned oil and the auxiliary light, 4, Fig. i. turned on. This light then performs all the functions pre viously enumerated being erforrned by the main headlights except that it throws no horizontal beam ahead of. the vehicle and, in addition, cart of the light is thrown forahead of the blinding effect, even at round level, a short ground may be i luminated a sufiicient distance ahead to insure'safe driving. Thus the light, 4, may be made as powerful as desired without danger of breaking glaring headlight laws.

If the lass pane, 6, is ground, the operation of the device will be substantially as described'above, but the light reflected from the reflector will be diffused.

What I claim as m invention and desire to secure b Letters atent is:

1. In a evice of the character described, a body or hood curved to conform to the shape of the headlight, projecting forward from said headlight and secured thereto by means 'of adjustable clamps in such a manner as to permit varying the angle which said hood makes with the horizontal; a light mounted inside said hood; the inside of said hood being a reflecting surface and said hood .being so shaped that the light rays, either shape of the headlight, projecting forward from said headlight and secured thereto by means of adjustable clamps in such a manner as to permit varying the angle which said hood makes with the horizontal; a light mounted inside said hood; inside said hood a reflector so shaped that the light rays,

either from said light or from the head-40 light, will be reflected backward, downward and sidewise; and a pane of glass curved to fit the lower rim of said hood and closing the device. a

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

JOSEPH Boson. 

